The Flotilla... where can I even start.... ?!
A flawed operation? a failed operation?
Israel-Turkey relations deteriorating?
Yet another escalation coming (because in our region, changes hardly ever come as calming down the area)
The questionable siege on Gaza?
Gilad Shalit?
Iran?
What is the point in which the counting starts, when you tell your story of the middle east?
Can you really make any logical assumptions in order to get to a logical and realistic view of the region? Such view which will be clean of pre-judgmental opinions (and feelings!)?
I would like to relate to the mainstream media in how it covers this tragedy.
It is reasonable to assume that however flawed was the israeli planning, however questionable is the gaza siege, how wrong is the whole chain of decisions made by the israelis... ... it is still possible to assume that not all passengers were peaceful activists. Within the 600 activists, there was a handful of violent activists who's intentions were not peaceful. These handful of deadly violent activists were willing to kill an israeli soldier. An israeli soldier that went to full fill a questionable mission, yet he had no idea that among the peaceful activists, there are those who do not share the same peaceful intentions...
Yes, be critical of Israel.
And yes, be critical of what you read and see.
The videos show an angry mob hitting with long clubs, metal chains etc.
Is this what peace activists do?! No! And indeed the majority of the 600 passengers did not participate in that.
Where is their statement that says "these handful of violent passengers, do not represent us in anyway."? All we see is a lame denial in the style of "I did not see this.. so it did not happen..".
Sad. All looses. Time for a change. Need to search for the way. So all could go on forward. abubaboola, http://mideastoptimism.blogspot.com/
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